Dr. Garabedian
- Group Leader of "Linked Tribological Data" & Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow
- Materials Tribology, Linked Data Science, Nanotribology
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- Raum: 3.05
KIT Campus South 30.49 (µTC) - Tel.: +49 721 204 327-39
- nikolay garabedian ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Focus Areas
Data Science
• Full digitalization and data management of scientific lab activities for the age of data science
• Ontology development for experimentalists
• Machine learning analysis techniques for experimental tribology and material science
Tribology
• Traceable lateral force calibration techniques for AFM and tribometry across all scales
• Quantifying, locating, and following asperity scale wear within macroscale contact areas
• End-to-end design, evaluation and application of laboratory measurement equipment
Materials Science
• In-situ XRD of copper under tribological loads analyzed via machine learning
• Metals tribology and microstructural evolution of critical industrially-relevant components
• In-situ observations of transfer film dynamics (DLCs or PTFE nanocomposites)
About
Currently a postdoctoral researcher and group leader of Linked Tribological Data, Nick Garabedian earned his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Delaware in 2019, where he worked in Dr. David Burris' materials tribology lab. His current research interests lie at the intersection of linked data engineering, material science, experimental nanotribology and machine learning.
Digitalization in experimental tribology holds promises of accelerated solutions that can save up to 23% of the global energy needs. To achieve this digital transformation, Nick focuses on, first, bringing together as many active researchers from tribology as possible, and second, integrating the collected knowledge with practices from various branches of computer science.
Because his scientific work is inherently multidisciplinary, and the experimental protocols for low-force experiments he has established have shown useful in various fields outside of tribology, in the past, Nick has collaborated on a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from wind turbine reliability to tissue engineering (full list is included in CV below).
Outside the lab, photography, and especially, nature travel photography is Nick's passion. Capturing the full dynamics of every scene demands scrutinizing appreciation of of the objects in view. These are the moments when he gets truly fascinated with natural science and dare him to be even more dedicated in his research.
Nick Garabedian Full CV (4 August, 2022)
For Most Recent Information: https://nick-garabedian.com/
Education
| University of Delaware |
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: David Burris, PhD |
2014-2019 Newark, DE, USA |
| Union College |
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Hon.), Economics Minor |
2010-2014 Schenectady, NY, USA |
Awards
| Early Career Award - Postdoctoral Researcher, STLE | May 2022 |
| Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship | Jan 2021 – Dec 2022 |
| Goethe Institut German Language Fellowship | Sep – Dec 2020 |
| Robert W. Gore Fellowship | Sep 2018 – May 2019 |
| Philadelphia STLE Scholarship | July 2018 |
| Elmer E. Klaus Fellowship | May 2018 |
| Gold Poster Presentation Award | May 2018 |
| Professional Development Award | March 2018 |
| Poster Presentation Award | May 2015 |
Publications (peer reviewed)
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Generating FAIR research data in tribology, Nikolay T. Garabedian (co-lead author), Paul J. Schreiber (co-lead author), Nico Brandt, Philipp Zschumme, Ines L. Blatter, Antje Dollmann, Christian Haug, Daniel Kümmel, Yulong Li, Franziska Meyer, Carina E. Morstein, Julia S. Rau, Manfred Weber, Johannes Schneider, Peter Gumbsch, Michael Selzer, Christian Greiner, Sci Data 9, 315 (2022) DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01429-9 |
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Managing FAIR Tribological Data Using Kadi4Mat, Nico Brandt, Nikolay T Garabedian, Ephraim Schoof, Paul J. Schreiber, Philipp Zschumme, Christian Greiner, Michael Selzer, Data, 2022, 7, 15 DOI: 10.3390/data7020015 Selected Journal Cover Story |
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Traceable Lateral Force Calibration (TLFC) for atomic force microscopy, Arnab Bhattacharjee (co-lead author), Nikolay T Garabedian (co-lead author), Christopher L. Evans, David L. Burris, Tribology Letters, 2020, 68:111, DOI: 10.1007/s11249-020-01349-y |
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Integrated QCM-microtribometry: friction of single-crystal MoS2 and gold from µm/s to m/s, Brian P Borovsky (co-lead author), Nikolay T Garabedian (co-lead author), Gabriel R McAndrews, Raymond J Wieser, David L Burris, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11 (43), 40961-40969 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b15764 |
| Durability of Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) (PEDOT) films on metallic substrates for bioelectronics and the dominant role of relative shear strength, Jing Qu, Nikolay T Garabedian, David L Burris, David C Martin, Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2019, 100, pp 103376, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103376 |
| Quantifying, locating, and following asperity scale wear within macroscale contact areas, Nikolay T Garabedian, Arnab Bhattacharjee, Martin N. Webster, Gary L. Hunter, Peter W. Jacobs, Andrew R. Konicek, David L. Burris, Tribology Letters, 2019, 67:89, DOI: 10.1007/s11249-019-1203-6 |
| Spatial patterning of molecular cues and vascular cells in fully integrated hydrogel channels via interfacial bioorthogonal crosslinking, Kevin. T. Dicker, Axel. C. Moore, Nikolay T Garabedian, Han Zhang, Samuel L. Scinto, Robert E. Akins, David L. Burris, Joseph M. Fox, and Xinqiao Jia, ACS Appl. Mater. Interface, 2019, 11 (18), 16402-16411, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b04383 |
| Mechanical and compositional characterization of thick tribofilms formed from silicon- and oxygen-containing hydrogenated amorphous carbon, J.B. McClimon, A.C. Lang, Z. Milne, N.T. Garabedian, A.C. Moore, J. Hilbert, F. Mangolini, J.R. Lukes, D.L. Burris, M.L. Taheri, J. Fontaine, R.W. Carpick, Tribology Letters, 2019, 67(2), DOI: 10.1007/s11249-019-1155-x |
| AFM at the macroscale: methods to fabricate and calibrate probes for millinewton force measurements, Nikolay T Garabedian, Harman S Khare, Robert W Carpick, David L Burris, Tribology Letters, 2019 67: 21, DOI: 10.1007/s11249-019-1134-2 |
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The cause of premature wind turbine bearing failures: overloading or underloading?, Nikolay T Garabedian, Benjamin J Gould, Gary L Doll, David L Burris, Tribology Transactions, 61:5, 850-860, 2018, DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2018.1433345 2020 Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award, STLE Awards Committee, May 2020 Editor’s Choice paper in Tribology & Lubrication Technology, July 2018, pp 60-74 |
| Exploiting feedstock diversity to tune the chemical and tribological properties of lignin-inspired polymer coatings, Jillian A Emerson, Nikolay T Garabedian, Axel C Moore, David L Burris, Eric M Furst, Thomas H Epps III, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (5), pp 6856–6866, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00667 |
| Unexpected tribological synergy in polymer blend coatings: leveraging phase separation to isolate domain size effects and reduce friction, Jillian A Emerson, Nikolay T Garabedian, Axel C Moore, David L Burris, Eric M Furst, Thomas H Epps III, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017, 9 (39), pp 34480–34488, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b10170 |
| IN REVIEW: Robust vibration-activated lubricity, Arnab Bhattacharjee, Nikolay T Garabedian, Brian P Borovsky, David L Burris, Tribology Letters, 2022 |